Lawns

Actually, he's also a friend who took advice from another gardener before starting. They must both be rubbish gardeners...Thanks for the replies.

I'd put on a bit more than 3mm and increase the frequency - say 10mm every 3 weeks. Keep watering it well over the summer to keep it growing and if 10mm seems to be smothering the garss then cut down the depth next time.

Situation last weekend after mowing. Personally we think it is improving.PH

If you want to apply seed I would hold back on using fertiliser. Manufacturers normally indicate a time scale of when to apply fertiliser on seed but if you seed and use a fine grade top soil the nutrients in that will be enough to promote a good start for the seed and will do the same with the...

Looking good Tim

Basically you have a subsoil clay base with sand on top, that won't be any good for a lawn. It will need a good layer of topsoil before seeding plus as much organic material as you can find - spent mushroom compost is cheap and ideal for helping to improve clay.

The subsoil is predominantly ashy / gritty. its apparently typical for this area. Not clay based at all.Sent from my E5823 using Tapatalk

Put clay flower pots upside down over them, when they move the nest into them for the warmth, slide a spade under it and move it to a neighbour's lawn, preferably wearing a balaclava

That, my friend, is indeed a rather healthy-looking lawn.Feed and weed leaves black patches if moss or weeds are present but there doesn't appear to be any signs of this.... just a growth of strong grass, which should keep moss and weeds like dandelions, lesser trefoil, self heal etc at...

Hi - I would like to feed my lawn with a sprinkler because it will save me some time not having to stand there spraying through a bottle, which I attached to my hosepipe.Does anybody know of a sprinkler that you can pore liquid feed into or a suitable bottle that has an 'in connection' and...

Seems to work OK Adam . Its not a showpiece lawn , Molly makes sure of that ,but it looks ok with zero weeds. If you have a large lawn it may be better to just go for "green" as Shiney can get a bit pricey feeding it several times a year.

I'd use a hoe - on a hot sunny day like today hoeing them up would kill 99% of them.

lol at the scissors pic and mention.It takes some practice to do vertical edging with a strimmer but with an angled neck one it somehow feels easier as I find it easier to see the strimmer head.A circle like @martin-f showed with the scissors would probably take probably 30 seconds to do...

rotovate sharp sand into your soil to amend it and help drainage.

As I said I intend to cover the areas being treated so the buns cannot get to it at all. I was going to do this with the non rabbit areas too as don't want the wildlife exposed to pesticides either.

You cant have a lawn without cutting the grassSure its good exercise!

My lupin has doubled over night..or so it seems! Have fun mowing

When the turf was laid did you water in the turf or did it dry out causing the turf to shrink? It's hard to see what's what on the patches, it looks like another type of grass but a couple of photos closer to show the patches will help.

I'm looking for some help with lawn prep for seed. I have been reading threads all morning and I have found a wealth of information but I wanted to post anyway.My garden measures roughly 14m length by 13m width with paving slabs along the east side of the house and across the back. My plan is...

I would say that it's done well and for the minimal cost it looks good. Just treated it with verdone then I'll fertilise again as its 6 weeks is up.